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Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII (3) Tkman at 1:33pm 04.27.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/537 The manual that came with the boat, ( a photocopy), indicates a system where there are two swivel bl
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 9:26am 04.27.24 Destinations 24/1955 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat. J
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 8:17am 04.27.24 S2 12/608
Water tank replacement on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:07am 04.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Can you get the ta
Replacing Water Tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:03am 04.27.24 Big Boats 0/12 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Is there a way to
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 7:53am 04.27.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/700 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace thi
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . MitchM at 7:53am 04.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/658 check out captain rick's interview with unlucky owner. . . k_wPMQJ_nNI curiously, the
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Davey J at 7:55pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 2/460 My friend bought a boat in Santa Barbara. The seller wasn't sure if the boat had a TIP. Is there a s
The Great Lakes.... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 11/795
Oday 192 outboard bracket Tawas Bay Sailor at 3:48pm 04.26.24 Day Sailers 9/1055 Greetings, I just joined this group. Last fall I purchased a 1984 Oday 192, nice clean boat. It ca
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 2:39pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 4/358 Hi all. I installed the inverter / charger, 3 mppts, 2 Dc to Dc charger's near my battery bank, in t
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 1:34pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 18/619 Hi all. IF YOU ACTUALLY took the trip, I'd like to know which route you used and what are your thoug
H30t Boot Stripe ATMurphy at 11:52am 04.26.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/335 Any early 90's H30 owners know if the boot stripe is vinyl or painted? I need to remove mine to rais
Inspection port for windlass (1) marchem at 10:01am 04.26.24 Catalina 310 0/12 Wondering if the inspection port on our 2000 C310 is from the factory, or added by a PO? It did lea
Engine fire (4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:00pm 04.25.24 Big Boats 26/1815 I cannot be sure, but everyone, please take a look at the attached pictures of the fire aboard my ol
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 4:21pm 04.25.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1459 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status I've decided I couldn't afford the newl
yanmar 2 gm20 f colin59 at 8:47am 04.25.24 Engines and Propulsion 6/471 Hi ordered a mtc kit for this which included oil filter, impeller etc. The impeller did not fit as m
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jim01749 at 3:02am 04.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/494 We have a 2008 Hunter 45 CC and was looking for correct size and maybe some tips on how to install n
rudder post movment brad minda at 10:35pm 04.24.24 Catalina 30 0/288 I am noticing aboit an 1/8 inch movement on the upper ruder post bushing each way side to side 1/4 i
hull port (windows) leaking (2) Jerry1956 at 6:01pm 04.24.24 Catalina 310 15/1190 First off apologies if this is a redundant topic for this thread. We just sailed our new (to us) 20

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Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat marcham at 7:22pm 10.25.24 I'm assuming the escrow is for a deposit? Makes complete sense .... if they are going to travel and
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat PaulK at 7:12pm 10.25.24 Why does he need an escrow account to have a boat surveyed? The surveyor should just bill the "gent
Cabin ceiling vent latch part Tally Ho at 6:55pm 10.25.24 Look as good as the originals.. What was the failure mode on the originals? I have had the rivet
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Tally Ho at 6:48pm 10.25.24 Seems a little odd, ut maybe he knows what boat he is looking for, and relies on a surveyor to insp
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 4:27pm 10.25.24
Urban Sailing dLj at 4:22pm 10.25.24 Beautiful! New York Harbor is very interesting. Enjoy! dj
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 10.25.24 Ralph's right. IIRC, BoatUS should have a "How to sell your boat" procedures and recommendations ri
Winterising Scott B at 3:39pm 10.25.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I se
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 3:28pm 10.25.24 That looks like one of the last documents to be signed once all the rest of the nuts and bolts are s
Vendee Globe Scott B at 3:26pm 10.25.24 Me, I'm rooting for Sam Davies. Have always been a fan since her race 12 yrs (?) ago, watched the m
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:17pm 10.25.24 Personally I think his report will show numbers in your order of magnitude, he was very clear that
My rudder broke off wardk at 2:38pm 10.25.24 Anyone have a source for the upper bearing
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Dorfl68 at 2:34pm 10.25.24 Ralph, I appreciate the time. "aligned" here as determined by the surveyor given the small movement
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 2:29pm 10.25.24 Thats beautiful. Thats what i want it to look like. I tried again this afternoon with a natural b
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 2:17pm 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any ol
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:35pm 10.25.24 I like your thoughts, @capta. I have a dorade resembling the "dorade old box 1" image. Maybe I can g
Vendee Globe JamesG161 at 1:31pm 10.25.24 Predict Wind is the official supplier of weather information for the Vendee Globe Piffle Jim...
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Ralph Johnstone at 1:10pm 10.25.24 I had forgotten you are still in the process considering buying this boat This is a complex (meani
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Surfside at 1:08pm 10.25.24 There are several threads about this on the Catalina 28 group. If you reach up behind the teak trim
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 10.25.24 For what it's worth, this thing is straight and aligned. Can you explain how you determined the s

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